SEED GAME#18532 BGG all-time

Boussanga(2023)

★ 6.8 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 1.50
Cooperative GameMatchingPattern Building

Games like Boussanga

Looking for games like Boussanga? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Hermit(2023)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameLayeringPattern Building

Bloomchasers: A Delightful 3D Tree Game of Flowers and Wits(2025)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

The Walking Dead: Surrounded(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Two Stacks(2018)

★ 6.41–4 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementPattern Recognition

Behind: Purple(2025)

★ 8.21–4 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionMatching

Balde de Caranguejo(2025)

★ 7.02–5 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameMatching

Dobble Connect(2023)

★ 6.22–8 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameMatchingPattern Building

My First Castle Panic(2019)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMatching

Día de Playa(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameLayeringOpen Drafting

Songbirds(2016)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCooperative GameHand Management

Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy(2021)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementMatching

Marvel United(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

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